Sweet and Sour Ribs（糖醋排骨）

Name: Sweet and Sour Ribs（糖醋排骨）
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 900 g spare ribs - chopped into 1½-inch short pieces ((about 2 lbs)); 1 L cold water ((for blanching the ribs)); 1 tbsp cooking oil ((I used vegetable oil)); 5 tbsp cane sugar ((Chinese rock sugar would actually do a better job in this recipe)); 2 stalks green onion/scallion ((about 20g)); 5 slices of ginger ((about 10g)); 3 tbsp cooking wine; 3 tbsp regular soy sauce ((not dark soy sauce)); 5 tbsp Chinkiang vinegar ((also known as black rice vinegar)); 400 ml hot water ((for boiling the ribs)); ½ tbsp roasted sesame seeds ((optional))

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:1h 20min

Sweet and Sour Ribs is one of the most famous and popular Chinese dishes. Every piece of the spare ribs are coated with amber color sauce, which has a perfectly balanced sweet and sour taste. After 1 hour of slow cooking, the meat is so flavorful and fall off the bone tender.

Updated at: Sun, 22 Jun 2025 02:11:53 GMT